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Continual learning, solved (almost)! 🧠 ECE Associate Professor Tianfu Wu and PhD student Chinmay Savadikar developed CHEEM, a new framework that helps AI models learn new tasks without forgetting old ones — and use computing power more efficiently along the way. Their work will be presented at CVPR 2026, one of the top conferences in computer vision. Proud to see our researchers pushing the boundaries of adaptive AI!
Read more: http://ncst.at/e8Sw50Zfezc
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Dan Eddleman (`68, Electrical Engineering) and Jean Eddleman (`74, Biological Sciences) know it`s all about perspective. The NC State couple is paying it forward with a three-part planned gift supporting ECE, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and student success in DASA — because they believe every Wolfpack student deserves the support to turn their challenges into stepping stones.
Read their story. Link in bio.
NC State ECE students Neil Sood and Madeline Wall won the College of Engineering`s Day of Giving 2026 "Dean`s Hide-and-Seek Challenge," tracking down a life-size cutout of former dean (and now NC State Provost) Jim Pfaendtner on the fifth floor of Hunt Library.
The duo pieced together clues shared on the College`s Instagram stories and were first to find the hidden cutout, earning $5,000 in research support. Sood and Wall directed the prize toward ECE Professor Eric Rotenberg`s work on computer architecture and high-performance processors, a nod to his Microprocessor Architecture course, which both students took and loved.
It`s a fun reminder of how Day of Giving connects student initiative directly to research impact. 🕵️
Read more: http://ncst.at/oz6v50ZeKRI
NC State`s new hybrid M.S. in Wide Bandgap Semiconductors is preparing engineers for one of the fastest-growing corners of the chip industry, with its first cohort starting this fall.
The program covers silicon carbide and gallium nitride materials that handle higher power and heat than traditional silicon, skills now in demand for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and aerospace. Faculty and industry partners from companies like MACOM and Wolfspeed helped shape the curriculum around the roles employers are actually hiring for, from device design to power electronics.
It`s a clear example of NC State ECE building graduate programs directly around where the semiconductor industry is headed. ⚡
Read more: http://ncst.at/YqCf50ZeTPF
